Brewmeister looks to quadruple beer production at new facility

Recently moved to a new 5000 sq ft facility at Isla Bank Mills following a “significant investment”

Craft beer maker Brewmeister is set to quadruple production after moving into its new brewing facility in Keith, Moray.

Brewmeister, which was launched in 2012, has moved to a new 5000 sq ft facility at Isla Bank Mills following a “significant investment” as it looks to increase sales in the home and overseas markets.

Future plans also include building a retail unit to sell its specialised beers as well as opening the brewing facility to specialist tours.

Brewmeister, which was launched by Lewis Shand with a £5,000 student loan, now has 13 staff and expects to create new employment opportunities in the surrounding areas and the North-east as a result of the production expansion.

Shand, said: “We first launched Brewmeister in a small farm steading in 2012, and in the past two years we have seen a huge increase in demand for our beers, and we quickly outgrew the facilities.

“Expanding to larger premises allows us to significantly increase our production and will enable us to grow as a business through increased ability to export further and also employ more staff.

“The new brewery is also key to our future plans of creating a retail outlet to sell our beers direct to the customers, and also educate them through tours at the site.”

Brewmeister currently produces six craft beers, including the world’s strongest beer, Snake Venom at 67.5 ABV and the company said it also has “several new recipes in the research stages”.